Friday, June 5, 2015

Inside First Aid and Emergency Survival Kit

I have read here about it and I was a little worried that I don't have any knowledge of this for the past months. (resulta ng walang cable sa bahay!). I remember watching TV during Yolanda typhoon where I saw a child got sick during their stay in evacuation center. Since there has been seldom to no help that was extended during the first 24 hours after the super typhoon, the child died. The parents/family doesn't have a medicine or even first aid kit to save their child's life. Nakakalungkot talaga. =(

Before I read about the Earthquake, I wanted to have a first aid kit sa
bahay because most of the time, nadadapa si Jami sa labas ng bahay. He
goes home with either bruise or wounds. Grabe! When you see his knee,
may mga peklat na kasi laging nadadapa. Hayy..

There was a time na nadapa sya going home, when we checked his knee, dumudugo.

I
searched everywhere to find something that would stop the bleeding and
basically put a first aid medicines on it. That's when I found out na
wala akong kahit ano sa bahay!!

That's my next goal - complete the first aid and emergency survival kit given that there's an anticipated earthquake that might happen anytime. What's scarier is that there's no way we could foresee if an earthquake is coming unlike typhoons, so we better get ready anytime.

Store your survival kits in your hallway or backyard. If you live in a building, your car trunk is a handy place for these bulky items. If you think there is a possibility that your carpark might be affected by the earthquake, store it at a friend’s backyard.

Experts recommend that you make three identical emergency kits. Store one kit at home, one at your workplace and one in your car. That way, your chances are good of having a kit handy after a quake.

These supplies are no help if you can’t get to them. Make sure every household member knows where they are.

FOR BABIES/KIDS

Baby Food: Buy some packets of instant formula food that needs not mix with water. Keep a track of their expiry date and replace them with new ones periodically.

Diapers: The number of diapers needed depends upon the age and habit of your kid. However, as a rule of thumb you should at least keep 20 disposable diapers and 4 cloth ones. Cloth diapers can be washed and reused in case you run short of disposable ones.

Clothes: Store at least 10 pair of clothes for your baby in the 72 hour kit. This is tricky as babies grow rapidly. It can be managed by circulating the clothes with new ones of larger size from time to time.

Comfort Toys: Every child has a toy or blanket that he/she loves. Try grabbing them in emergency as this will help to keep your child calm during emergencies. If this is not possible, keep a toy that will comfort the child in absence of his/her favorite item.

Medicines: Medicines for infants are different from those of an adult and is a must-include item in a 72 hour kit. Babies can fall sick anytime and medicines present in the kit are the only savior then.

An important thing to remember is that toddlers grow rapidly. Therefore, you will always need to periodically check your 72 hour emergency kit and keep things that are appropriate for your child’s age and development stage

Ang dami pala. Hahaha! If there's one thing that I want to add there is a whistle. It can call attention after the calamity like what Rose Dawson did after Titanic sank diba?

So here's my plan - complete the first aid kit first then I can go on to the survival kits and other necessities.

Why? Because I have a budget to follow. I know it is something that is urgent that I need to have as soon as possible pero I don't think my budget would allow me to complete all these at the same time kaya mejo hinay - hinay ng slight. =)

I hope all praning mothers and fathers or basically anyone will be prepared too.. It's a simple reminder. =)

I agree, people are worried and preparing for this. It may or may not happen pero better prepared than not specially if we have kids sa bahay! We will never know. I am kind of worried pa because it can happen while I'm in the office and my son is at home. OMG. Thinking about it scares the hell out of me.

camping stove! i should add that in to my list. the smaller the better siguro. my emergency bag is deigned to survive 2-3 days lang. it depends on what we are anticipating naman, ours kasi is the flooding due to the aging dam.. matutuyo din agad siguro dahil sa sobrang init ng panahon.

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A young mom at 23, Happy go-lucky turned hard working person, A frustrated fashion icon, A beach bum who doesn't know how to swim and an ambisyosa in real life. Join me as I conquer the world of parenting and first time mommy battles to my adorable son James with a never ending faith in my relationship with Daryl. Hooray for a new life ahead.